Happy Vijaydashmi!

            Vijaydashmi also called Dasara or Dusshera is one of the most important festivals celebrated in India.Dusshera is celebrated on the tenth day of Navratri.This day marks the end of Durga Puja so people immerse the idols and go to each others' house and exchange gifts and sweets.Dusshera is celebrated for different reasons in different parts of India.It is celebrated in the north India to mark the victory of Lord Rama over the ten headed demon Ravana.Dusshera is celebrated in South India to mark the victory of Goddess Durga over the demon Mahishasur.

                 Vijaydashmi or Dusshera is one of my favourite festivals.I relish this festival for the way it is celebrated and many more things.First of all is the Ayudha puja,which means worship of implements or weapons.In Ayudha puja we perform Puja to the weapons which helps in achieving more in life.It can be books for students,it can be vehicles for some people,it can be computers for some,it can be machines in specific companies or industries wherein Machines are the integral part of that industry.

            Then comes Vijaydashmi.It is celebrated to mark the victory of Goddess Chamundi over Demon Mahishasur and also victory of Rama over ten-headed demon Ravana.So,burning of statues of Ravana is also observed in some parts of Indua on this day.Then comes the amazing part of going to each others' house and exchanging sweets and gifts.The same type of celebration happens in my native also but with a slight change.We do go to each others' house but we exchange a kind of leaves which we call bangara and byalli.Bangara means Gold and Byalli means Silver in Kannada.Everyone have bright smile on their face on this day and also after we exchange the leaves,the sweets and other delicious food is served to the visitors.When both the people exchanging the leaves are of same age,there is only exchanging followed by a hug or best wishes.But when there is a age difference,the younger one has to fall to the feet of the elder one and seek blessings from them.This is the most lovely part for me.So,before the relatives,friends,neighbours start coming to the house,we get ready and all the children exchange the leaves with the elders of the family and seek their blessings.Once it is done,we enjoy the visitors arrival.This gives a special kind of happiness to me.I love this festival because this is the only festival,other than Deepavali,wherein the whole family is present for the festival.I just enjoyed and celebrated this day with complete joy and Happiness.

 Wish you all a very Happy Vijaydashmi festival.

Thank you for reading.

Vishwesh Wali from India.

Vijaydashami

                         Vijaydashami,also known as Dashahara or Dusshera is one of the most important festival celebrated in various forms across India,Nepal and Bangladesh.It is celebrated on the tenth day of Lunar month of Hindu's calendar.The day marks the victory of Goddess Durga over demon Mahishasur and also Rama's victory over Ravana.Dashahara literally means Dasha(ten) and Hara(Defeat) referring to the defeat of ten headed demon Ravana by Rama.

                       Dusshera is one of the festival which makes me feel very happy as we usually celebrate Dusshera in my native Bidar alongwith grandparents and other cousins.It is one such festival which brings all our family members together.This Dusshera was really special because every member of the family were present.It was so happening that everytime one or the other cousin or uncle or aunt were missing because of some exams,work etc.So this time it was really special and I had a great time with the complete family.As the whole Family was present after three years,we had a family photo session,where a photographer close to our family took the initiative to do the needful by clicking awesome photographs.

                     I also witnessed an event in Nehru stadium,where a statue of Ravana was burnt in order to mark the victory of Rama over Ravana.And one more speciality of this festival is the way of celebration in my native.In my native,during dusshera festival,a tradition is followed wherin leaves are exchanged with family members and others.While exchanging,if the two people are of same age they hug each other and wish each other,if one is younger and one is elder,the younger person falls to the feet of the elder and takes blessings.These leaves are considered to be bangara(gold) and byali(silver).So this tradition was followed throughout the evening.It was succeeded by a massive dinner and loads of HAPPINESS.

                May such wonderful Dusshera festival keep repeating throughout my lifetime and let everyone keep consistently progressing in their lives from this festival.